Mirko Cro Cop Returns To MMA With August 23 Bout Against Satoshi Ishii In Japan
‘Retired’ MMA legend Mirko ‘Cro Cop’ Filipovich has not competed in the cage since being submitted by Oleksiy Oliynyk at Legend Fight Show 2, back in…
Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua Eying September Return In Japan
Pride FC fan favourite Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua suffered another setback in his UFC career last time out, getting blasted by Dan Henderson in…
Alistair Overeem Targets UFC Japan In September For His Return
Alistair Overeem has had a tough time making his name in the UFC; the former K-1 champion did TKO Brock Lesnar in his debut back in 2011, but straight…
Mark Hunt vs. Roy Nelson Rumored For September UFC In Japan
UFC heavyweight fan favorite Mark “The Super Samoan” Hunt has been out of action since his UFC Fight Night 33 war with Antonio “Bigfoot”…
MMA Is Back In Asia: UFC Set To Return To Japan, Macau Before End Of Year
With yesterday’s largely unheralded UFC Fight Night Macao turning out to be a rousing success thanks to Dong Hyun Kim and Matt Mitrione’s…
WTF of the Day: Lesnar vs. Emelianenko Allegedly in the Works… For Japanese Pro Wrestling Bout
(“What the hell did you put in my Bud Light?”)According to Dave Meltzer’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Antonio Inoki’s…
World Series Of Fighting Teams With Pancrase To Announce WSOF: Japan
Top-level MMA has been absent from Japan for some time now with the closing Pride FC and to a lesser extent, DREAM. It’s unfortunate for the many…
UFC Reportedly Signs Japanese Featherweight Tatsuya Kawajiri
Pride FC, Strikeforce and Shooto veteran Tatsuya Kawajiri is reported to have signed with the UFC, and is set to compete in the stacked Featherweight division….
What Happened To Japanese MMA?
MMA has it’s roots firmly set in many countries around the globe, but one such country is often forgotten about when talking about modern MMA; I’m…
UFC on Fuel TV 8 Post-Fight Interviews: Wanderlei Silva thanks Japanese fans
UFC on Fuel TV 8 started out slowly from Japan with several decisions that many deemed overly boring. However, that turned around quickly as the main and…